Provided is a polyvinyl acetal ionomer resin material capable of enhancing the shock resistance at low temperature. A polyvinyl acetal ionomer resin material according to the present invention includes a polyvinyl acetal ionomer resin having an ionic functional group and having a metal in an amount that makes a degree of neutralization be 10% or more and 90% or less, and the polyvinyl acetal ionomer resin has a meso percentage of acetal ring structure of 80% or more.

A polymer composition is provided with a multi-modal molecular weight distribution of a halo-containing polymer. The halo-containing polymer is has multi-functional phosphine linkages at less than 10% of halo sites of the halo-containing polymer that were available before multi-functional phosphine linking. A process for producing a polymer composition having a multi-modal molecular weight distribution involves dispersing a multi-functional phosphine compound in a halo-containing polymer, the halo-containing polymer comprising a total number of available halo sites, and reacting the multi-functional phosphine compound with the halo-containing polymer at an elevated temperature to produce the polymer composition in which less than 10% of the total number of available halo sites are reacted with the phosphine compound to provide multi-functional phosphine linkages in the halo-containing compound.

A polymer composition is provided with a multi-modal molecular weight distribution of a halo-containing polymer. The halo-containing polymer is has multi-functional phosphine linkages at less than 10% of halo sites of the halo-containing polymer that were available before multi-functional phosphine linking. A process for producing a polymer composition having a multi-modal molecular weight distribution involves dispersing a multi-functional phosphine compound in a halo-containing polymer, the halo-containing polymer comprising a total number of available halo sites, and reacting the multi-functional phosphine compound with the halo-containing polymer at an elevated temperature to produce the polymer composition in which less than 10% of the total number of available halo sites are reacted with the phosphine compound to provide multi-functional phosphine linkages in the halo-containing compound.

A polymer composition is provided with a multi-modal molecular weight distribution of a halo-containing polymer. The halo-containing polymer is has multi-functional phosphine linkages at less than 10% of halo sites of the halo-containing polymer that were available before multi-functional phosphine linking. A process for producing a polymer composition having a multi-modal molecular weight distribution involves dispersing a multi-functional phosphine compound in a halo-containing polymer, the halo-containing polymer comprising a total number of available halo sites, and reacting the multi-functional phosphine compound with the halo-containing polymer at an elevated temperature to produce the polymer composition in which less than 10% of the total number of available halo sites are reacted with the phosphine compound to provide multi-functional phosphine linkages in the halo-containing compound.

The present invention includes compositions, methods, and methods of making and using a nanoscale discoidal membrane comprising: an amphiphilic membrane patch comprising self-assembled molecular amphiphiles capable of supporting one or more membrane proteins in the amphiphilic membrane patch; and one or more amphipathic scaffold macromolecules that encase the nanoscale discoidal membrane.

The present invention includes compositions, methods, and methods of making and using a nanoscale discoidal membrane comprising: an amphiphilic membrane patch comprising self-assembled molecular amphiphiles capable of supporting one or more membrane proteins in the amphiphilic membrane patch; and one or more amphipathic scaffold macromolecules that encase the nanoscale discoidal membrane.

According to one or more embodiments, a mesoporous zeolite may included a microporous framework that includes a plurality of micropores having diameters of less than or equal to 2 nm, and a plurality of mesopores having diameters of greater than 2 nm and less than or equal to 50 nm. The mesoporous zeolite may included an aluminosilicate material, a titanosilicate material, or a pure silicate material. The mesoporous zeolite may included a surface area of greater than 350 m.sup.2/g and a pore volume of greater than 0.3 cm.sup.3/g.

According to one or more embodiments, a mesoporous zeolite may included a microporous framework that includes a plurality of micropores having diameters of less than or equal to 2 nm, and a plurality of mesopores having diameters of greater than 2 nm and less than or equal to 50 nm. The mesoporous zeolite may included an aluminosilicate material, a titanosilicate material, or a pure silicate material. The mesoporous zeolite may included a surface area of greater than 350 m.sup.2/g and a pore volume of greater than 0.3 cm.sup.3/g.

A polymer complex is disclosed which is the reaction product of one or more polymers having a terminal or pendant hydroxyl group, or a terminal or pendent carboxyl group, or combinations thereof, with at least one metal complex and one alkyl phosphate. This polymer complex acts as an adhesion promotion agent as well as a viscosity stabilizer when formulated in a printing ink or coating.

A polymer complex is disclosed which is the reaction product of one or more polymers having a terminal or pendant hydroxyl group, or a terminal or pendent carboxyl group, or combinations thereof, with at least one metal complex and one alkyl phosphate. This polymer complex acts as an adhesion promotion agent as well as a viscosity stabilizer when formulated in a printing ink or coating.